Cleaning all of Melbourne’s sewers was a lot harder than I thought it would be. In theory, it should have been easy. I used to teach my school class all about sewers and what it would take to clean them. But even with my knowledge, a magical wizard from space, a cute bandit and a …
A drive with friends in the country: what could be better? Well… how about not breaking down in the middle of nowhere, and having to walk 45 minutes down the road to get enough reception to call for a mobile mechanic? That’d be somewhat better. Unfortunately, it seems like this occurrence is part and parcel …
I hate being caught in the middle of things. My high school careers counsellor always said I’m a pacifist by nature, and that I’d be a good diplomat because I can see both sides of an issue. What he failed to realise is that, while it’s true that I can see both sides, it’s precisely …
I love my parents, and they love their windows. As my latest gift to them, I want to repair and replace all of the windows in their summer house that needed it. The rainy season hit us pretty hard, and doing a bit of a major storm, a lot of the windows got destroyed, or …
What’s more disconcerting than waking up to a kitchen sink that refuses to drain? Answer: there are also gurgling sounds coming from deep inside the pipes. Bonus points for having a serious pile of dishes that needs doing, thanks to hubby choosing this morning to make a week’s worth of tagline before work and leaving …
Why, in the name of all that’s holy, would anyone remove a perfectly good bathtub? I’m serious – what sort of monster does that? This accursed move was pulled by the previous owner of my house, and it’s really starting to become apparent now that it’s winter and some days aren’t making it into double …
You know what they should teach at high school? The fact that stress is more than something to one-up your mates on. I’m not joking when I say that lots of teenagers see it as precisely the latter. It’s basically a badge of honour, at least in more academically inclined circles such as my nerdy …
You know, if we’d stayed in Romania, I think I really could’ve gotten into this ‘electricity’ business. They had it down in the town, of course, even if it was a small, rural place and they were somewhat behind the rest of the world, but we never got around to it in the castle. It …
Something has come to my attention of late, and I need to get it off my chest. Here it is: a kitchen can be too nice for my liking. Maybe that’s not as weird a fact as I think it is, but I’ve always had a bit of a thing (some might say an obsession) …
Can we talk about kids these days? Sorry to sound like a grumpy old so-and-so, but when I was fourteen, I was more than happy to source my pocket money from four hours a week at the local fish and chip shops. My nephew, Brandon, is different. He tells me he won’t be settle for …